BEST: Chlorophyll from CTD bottles, cruise HLY-08-01

Metadata:

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• Data_Quality_Information
• Metadata_Reference_Information
• Distribution_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Cooper, Lee

Publication_Date: Unpublished material

Title: BEST: Chlorophyll from CTD bottles, cruise HLY-08-01

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: digital

Description:

Abstract:

This dataset consists of Chlorophyll measurements of CTD bottle samples taken during the BEST 2008 0801 (early spring) cruise onboard the US Coast Guard Cutter Healy. One cruise of 23 stations can be found in one file.

Purpose:

CTD casts for research, planning, and predictive purposes in conjunction with the BEST project 'Benthic ecosystem response to changing ice cover in the Bering Sea'.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 20080313

Ending_Date: 20080327

Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

Spatial_Domain:

Description_of_Geographic_Extent: Bering Sea

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -174.54

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -169.01

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 63.2

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 62.03

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: IOOS Core Variables

Theme_Keyword: Version 1

Theme_Keyword: Phytoplankton Abundance

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Core Variable Map

Theme_Keyword: Phytoplankton Abundance:Chlorophyll

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Variable Map

Theme_Keyword:

Turner:Turner_Readout:Chlorophyll alpha from Turner Fluorometer:unknown

Theme_Keyword: Nominal:Nominal_depth:Target sample depth:m

Theme_Keyword: Chlorophyll:Chlorophyll_A:Chlorophyll-a:ug/L

Theme_Keyword: Depth:Actual_Depth:Sample Depth:m

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: AOOS Data Services

Theme_Keyword: dsid=BESTCTD

Theme_Keyword: db=BESTctd

Theme_Keyword: dataid=HL0801BC

Theme_Keyword: id=Cruise

Theme_Keyword: file_type=Cruise

Theme_Keyword: instrument=CTD

Theme_Keyword: id2=

Theme_Keyword: data=datasets/dsid=BESTCTD

Theme_Keyword: metadata=NPRB/BSIERP/HL0801Chl_Cooper.xml

Theme_Keyword: short_name=BEST HLY-2008-01 Chlorophyll Data

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Alaska Marine Information System

Theme_Keyword: project_number:36

Theme_Keyword: data_url:<http://data.eol.ucar.edu/codiac/dss/id=102.047>

Access_Constraints:

Access is restricted. Data policy: <http://bsierp.nprb.org/posted/proj_mgmt/Final%20NPRB-NSF%20program%20management%20plan%202007%2012_21.pdf>

Use_Constraints:

Use is restricted. Data policy: <http://bsierp.nprb.org/posted/proj_mgmt/Final%20NPRB-NSF%20program%20management%20plan%202007%2012_21.pdf>

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Lee Cooper

Contact_Organization:

Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical

Address: Lee Cooper

Address: 1 Williams St, PO Box 38

City: Solomons

State_or_Province: MD

Postal_Code: 20688

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 410-326-7359

Data_Quality_Information:

Logical_Consistency_Report: Unspecified

Completeness_Report: Unspecified

Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Ascii files from codiac placed in BSIERP data portal, copied to processing area and being converted.

Process_Date: 20100330

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20100331

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: National Center for Atmospheric Research

Contact_Person: Earth Observing Laboratory

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical

Address: 3450 Mitchell Lane

City: Boulder

State_or_Province: CO

Postal_Code: 80301

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 303-497-8154

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: codiac@ucar.edu

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: stott@ucar.edu

Metadata_Standard_Name:

FGDC Biological Data Profile of the Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001.1-1999

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: National Center for Atmospheric Research

Contact_Person: Earth Observing Laboratory

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical

Address: 3450 Mitchell Lane

City: Boulder

State_or_Province: CO

Postal_Code: 80301

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 303-497-8154

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: codiac@ucar.edu

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: stott@ucar.edu

Distribution_Liability:

No warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the accuracy or utility of the data, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. This disclaimer applies both to individual use of the data and aggregate use with other data. It is strongly recommended that careful attention be paid to the contents of the metadata file associated with the data. The NCAR and NPRB shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data described and/or contained herein.